date:Jan 14, 2014
challenging economic conditions; soft Christmas sales prevented a better development. Our like-for-like sales development as well as our sales growth (adjusted for currency effects and portfolio changes) are nevertheless in line with our guidance.
Koch said that sales were still in line with the company's guidance for slight absolute sales growth in its 2013/14 financial year. Metro reports full figures for the October to December period on 11 February.
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